Tyler v. Goord

Proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78 (transferred to this Court by order of the Supreme Court, entered in Franklin County) to review a determination of respondent which found petitioner guilty of violating certain prison disciplinary rules.

Petitioner challenges the evidentiary basis for the finding that he misused State property and possessed contraband. Respondent, however, is “permitted to draw reasonable inferences from the evidence” (Matter of Varela v Coughlin, 203 AD2d 630, 631; see, e.g., Matter of McGoey v Selsky, 260 AD2d 814). Petitioner conceded that he possessed a photocopy of a…